‘Aisa kya kiya hai isne’ – Fans react as Sourav Ganguly set to receive Z category security by West Bengal Government

 ‘Aisa kya kiya hai isne’ – Fans react as Sourav Ganguly set to receive Z category security by West Bengal Government

Sourav Ganguly (Source: Twitter)

Sourav Ganguly, a former captain of the Indian cricket team and the former president of the Indian Cricket Board, would now get Z-category security protection, according to a senior official. The choice was made on Tuesday when Ganguly’s Y category security contract came to an end.

“As the security cover of the VVIP expired, a review was done as per the protocol and it was decided to raise Ganguly’s security cordon to the Z category,” he said.

The former cricketer would be protected by 8 to 10 police officers under the new security plan, the official added. Ganguly used to have an equal number of law enforcement officers protecting his Behala home and three Special Branch police officers in his perimeter as part of the Y category security cover.

“Ganguly is currently traveling with his team Delhi Capitals and will return to Kolkata on May 21. He will start getting Z category security from that very day,” the official said.

Ricky Ponting remembers his rivalry with Sourav Ganguly

Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, C V Ananda Bose, the national secretary of the Trinamool Congress, Abhishek Banerjee, and others are given Z Plus protection, whilst ministers like Firhad Hakim and Moloy Ghatak are given Z category security. Sukanta Majumdar, the president of the BJP in West Bengal, too has CISF and Z Plus security protection.

In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Ganguly is, currently, serving as Delhi Capitals team’s Director of Cricket.

Delhi Capitals will next play against Punjab Kings in the 64th match of the IPL 2023 at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala.

On the Delhi Capitals podcast, head coach Ricky Ponting discussed his rivalry with Ganguly and claimed that Steve Waugh and the former India captain had a more competitive edge. In the early 2000s, the 50-year-old captained India and frequently faced Ponting in international cricket matches.

Here’s how fans reacted on Sourav Ganguly recieving Z-category security:

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